Ascential PLC Result of AGM and GM (9202E)
12 May 2017 - 12:49AM
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RNS Number : 9202E
Ascential PLC
11 May 2017
11 May 2017
Ascential plc
Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and General Meeting
("GM")
Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L) ("the Company"), the global,
business-to-business media company with a focused portfolio of
market-leading events and information services brands, today
announces that all 18 resolutions at the AGM and the one resolution
at the GM held today were duly passed on a poll.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of
AGM dated 24 February 2017 and the Notice of GM dated 25 April
2017. The total number of votes received for each resolutions is
set out below. The Company's issued share capital as at 11 May 2017
was 400,550,938 with voting rights. The Company does not hold any
shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.
Resolution no. Shares % Shares % Shares
For Against marked
as Votes
Witheld/
Abstentions
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AGM
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1. To receive the
Annual Report and
Accounts for the
year ended 31 December
2016 345,315,329 99.94 205,502 0.06 2,894,415
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2. To approve the
Directors' Remuneration
Policy contained
in the Annual Report
and Accounts 343,536,389 98.60 4,878,355 1.40 502
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3. To approve the
Annual Report on
Remuneration contained
in the Annual report
and Accounts 346,171,164 99.36 2,243,580 0.64 502
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4. To elect Rita
Clifton as a Director
of the Company 348,412,736 100.00 1,004 0.00 1,506
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5. To elect Scott
Forbes as a Director
of the Company 348,207,736 99.94 206,004 0.06 1,506
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6. To elect Mandy
Gradden as a Director
of the Company 348,353,305 99.98 60,435 0.02 1,506
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7. To elect Paul
Harrison as a Director
of the Company 348,412,736 100.00 1,004 0.00 1,506
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8. To elect Gillian
Kent as a Director
of the Company 345,314,325 99.94 220,142 0.06 2,880,779
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9. To elect Duncan
Painter as a Director
of the Company 348,354,309 99.98 59,933 0.02 1,004
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10. To elect Judy
Vezmar as a Director
of the Company 348,412,736 100.00 502 0.00 2,008
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11. To re-appoint
KPMG LLP as auditor
of the Company 341,637,779 98.87 3,897,190 1.13 2,880,277
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12. To authorise
the Board to determine
the remuneration
of the auditor 348,378,939 99.99 35,805 0.01 502
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13. To authorise
the Company to
make political
donations 337,301,137 97.62 8,233,330 2.38 2,880,779
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14. To authorise
the Company to
allot relevant
securities 344,517,554 98.88 3,897,190 1.12 502
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15. To authorise
the Company to
disapply pre-emption
rights as per resolution
15 in the Notice
of AGM 348,413,238 100.00 0 0.00 2,008
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16. To authorise
the Company to
additionally disapply
pre-emption rights
as per resolution
16 in the Notice
of AGM 335,203,390 96.21 13,209,848 3.79 2,008
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17. To authorise
the Company to
purchase its own
shares 340,964,504 97.86 7,449,738 2.14 1,004
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18. To authorise
the Company to
call any general
meeting of the
Company other than
an AGM) on not
less than 14 clear
days' notice 345,894,450 99.28 2,519,289 0.72 1,506
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GM
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1. To declare a
final dividend
of 3.2p per ordinary
share for the year
ended 31 December
2016 348,609,219 100.00 0 0
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Notes
1. AGM Resolutions 1 to 14 and the GM Resolution 1 were passed
as ordinary resolutions. AGM Resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as
special resolutions.
2. The number of shares 'For' includes discretionary votes.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against a
resolution
4. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special
resolutions passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting
have been submitted to FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will
shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
Enquiries:
Louise Meads +44 (0) 20 7516 5042
Company Secretary
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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